Wind-shield.



jy A. L; BANKBR.

ML 1 T fwn nuu V.,o .u g um da v .P m y 1|. 9 1 7. um HA 1 D mm YE Dr l.. mw L.. wn o I L P I ,.v wl.. ,3 n0 8 n0., 9

S E S s E N .h w

A.' L.y BANKER.

WIND SHIELD.

urnmrrmn Hmm un; 7. 19m.

PatentedL Aug. 30, 1910.

mv NTon figg UNITED s'iuirns PATENT germen.

ARTHUR L. BANKER, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

- cation.

. being folded b: kwnrdly; the provision of plication is adivision of application Serial fthe two portions of the shield whereby the rangement of connecting links and inter-v Serial lo.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR L. BAKKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and` Staleof Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in .lVind- Shields, of which the following is a specifi- The invention relates to wind shields for use on motor vehicles, and the present ap- It has for its primary ob- `jects; the provision of improved connectingv means between the'upper and lower port-ions of the shield whereby the upper portion will not interferewith the steering wheel when improved resilient connecting links betv. een

two sides ot' the upper part of the shield may be'riadily disengaged in succession without straining the frame or cracking the glass; the' provision of an improved arlocling means between the earn: nF the shield; and the provision o n iproved locking means for the .ippe1'-pportion of the shield constrlsled so as to avoid any possibility or rattling;V One embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the. iceompanyin;r drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a front. elevation of a vehicle equipped with the improv l shield.

Figure 2 is a .side elevation oi the front portion of the vehicle with the Shield applied thereto, the dotted lines showing the various positions in whifh the sfiield may be folded. f

Figures 2l, 4, 5 and (l are enlarged detail views of the hinge linlcconnecting and locking means between the sections of the shield, Figure 3 being a side elevation of the hinge in closed position" Figure 4 being a rear elevation of the hinge in closed position, Figure 5 being a front elevation of the hinge in closed position, and Figure 6 being a side elevation of the hinge as the upper section of the shield is swung upwardly and backwardly to folded positipn.

Figure 7 is a section through the tubing employed for the. frame of the shield.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2 it will be seen that the shield is made in two sections 1 and 2, hinged together in a manner to be more particularly described hereinafter, and

y Speclcatoa of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 30, 1910. riginalapplcation filed July 13, 1909, Serial o.'507,357. Divided and this application iileri April 7, 1510.

`that. the lower section 2 is hinged to a rexnov able support 3 upon the rear end of the bonnet of the vehicle by means of the piano hinge The shield is maintained against. movement about its hinge 3 by means of the pairs of telescoping rods or tubes 56, which rods are connected to the frame and to the shield by means of universaljoints. The rods are held against relative movement by means of an internal clamping means shown in detail and claimed in my application Serial No. 507,357 heretofore referred to,l

Which means areoperated from the collars 31. lhe means whereby the two sectionsof the shield are hinged together constitute one yfeature of my invention, and wili be seen most .clearly by reference to the detail views of Figures 3, 4, 5 and G, The connection on the two sides of the frame are the same so that a description of one will suliice for both. A

By reference to these figures it will be slt-n that. the opposing frame members T and 8 in i i which the glass is meu-.ded are provided with the opposing transverse blocks 9 and 1G, (ne block 10 being provided with a. pin 11 (Fig. 6) which fits into a recess in the lower surface of the block 9. The tw i portions of the shield are hinged together by means ot' the. bars 12-12l constituting a connecting link. The, upper ends of the bars 12 are pivoted upon the bolt 13 carried by the lug 14. and the lower ends of the bars are. carried by the bolt 15 mounted-in the rear end of the block 10, the two bars 12 being spaced apart by means of washers as indicated in Figure 4. The frame member 7V is provided with a rearwardly projecting pin 1G of slightly greater diameter than the space between the bars 1212, so that; when the parts assume thc position indicated in Figures 3 and/l, the pin is frictionally engaged by the sides of the bars 12, and the parts are held releasably in the position shown. The bars 12 are made of compara-j tively light springy metal, so that if de' sired one side ofthe, shield may be disconnected and brought partially to the position indicated in Figure G. before the other` side is so disengaged, and the springiness of the bars l2 will permit of this operation without twisting the frame of the shield 0r cracking tl e glass, the deformation involved being taken care of'by the resiliency7 of the bars 12. The engagement of the links by the pins 1G serves to steady and aline the IIB,4

parts when brought lq the position or' Figure and winni the top section is folded back to the position indicated Aby l) in Fig-` ure Qitiie engagement of the links hy the pins V section above its lower edge, and friction enga ring means on theupper section for mterserves= to hold the. upper section against swinging.

The front ends of the blocks il and are split or lslotted as indicated in Figure 5, and the locking link 17 is pivotally mounted in the slot in the lower block 1l). This link 17 carries the collar 1S movable `lrmgitudinally y* thereon. and the nut or handle. iortion 19 sal tightlfr after the screw threaded upon end thereot (Fig. 5). Intermediate the collar and hand nut is a spring 20. lVhen the blocks 9 and 10 are together as indicatedy in Figure 3, the locking link 17 with its collar` is swung to the position shown, thus yieldingly clamping the ends of the two blocks together.r The nut or handle 19 may be screwed down arts are brought to the position indicated in Figure 3, thus securely and positively locking the parts in osition. The spring-'2O serves to eliminate alli possibility of rattling, particularly when the lock is in in-operative positionjas indicated in Figure G.

The purpose in liinging the shield sections 1 and 2 together by means of the links or` bars 12 instead ofy directly is to permit the upper edge of the section l to clear the steering wheel when the section 1 is folded back asindicated in dotted lines-in Figure 2. It' the two sections were hinged together directly at the rear ends of the blocicsf) and 10, the upper edge ofthe section 1 would move upon the dott-ed are marked A in moving to the folded position marked B, during which movement 1t would strike the edge of the steering wheel C. lVhen the sections ai s hinged together by means of the links 12, however, the upper section 1 may be swung around the upper ends of the links 12 to the position marked D, and then subsequently moved to vertical folded position with its upper edge swinging on the are marked E, thusentirely clearingthe steering wheel. The shield may then be still further moved downwardly to the position marked B. The shield may be also swung about its hinge 4 so that the entire shield lies extended over the hood asv indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2, or the upper section 1`may be folded" back upon the lower section. 2, and

the lower section 2 folded vdownwardly over Berges-g at each side ot' the frame and behind the sections pivotally connected at one end to the upper portion kof the lower section and at the other end pivotally connected to the upper locl ting with the links when the upper section is folded back against the lower section.

2'. A wind shieldeomprising a low'er section, an upper section, means at each side of theframe for connecting the two sections together Ycomprising a pair of spaced resilient bars constituting a link, thcsaid links being pivotallyconnected at one end to the upper portion or" the lower section and at the other end pivotally connected to the upper section above its lower edge, andpins on the rear side of the upper section for fitting tio.V

with rictional engagement between the i pairs ofbars constituting the links when the two sections are in substantially aimed position and in folded position.

3. A wind shield comprising a lower section, an upper section comprising a frame Y vcarrying a glass, means for connecting the two sections together comprising a. laterally yieldable link at each side of the frame pivotally connected at one end to the upper portion of the lower section an at the other end pivotally connected-to the upper section above its lower edge and means at each sideV of the shield wher-clay the upper section is yieldingly locked to the links.

4. A wind shield comprising a. lower seetion, an upper section, comprising a frame cari' Yinv a dass means for cennectin the e two sections together comprising a resilient link at each side ofthe frame pivotally counected at one end to the upper portion of the lower sectionand at the other end pivotally connected to the upper section above its lower edge, and means at each side of thel shield whereby the upper section is yieldw ingly locked to the links.

5. The combination with a sectioml wind shield having side frame members, oi" means for hinging the opposing side frame inembers together comprising at each end a pair of coperating transv'erse blocks slotted at theiiouter ends, a pivotal connection between the sections, and means for relcasably locking the slotted ends of the blocks tcgether comprising a link pivoted in the slot iio Y ii one of the blocks and adapted to be swung c into the slot in the other block, anda springheld collar mounted uponl the link and adapted to engage the outer side of the opposing block'.

6. The combination with a sectional wind shield-havingside-frame members, of means for hinging the opposing sido frame inembers together comprising at each end a Jair of coperating transverse blocks slotted at their outer ends, a pivotal connection between the' sections, means for releasably iaof i i l a l i l s locking the slotted ends of the blocks together comprising a link pivoted in the slot in one of the blocks'and adapted to be swung. into the slof, in the other block, :L spring-held 5 collar mounted upon the link and adapted to engage the outer side of the other oppost ing blocks, and means for adjusting the ten-l sion of the spring. 'y

i 7. The combinati for hingingthe opposing side frame. niembers together coniprisngut each end a mir` of cooperating transverse blocks slotte `at, vtheir outer ends, a. pivotal connection be- 15 tween the sections,iiieziiis for i'eleusably lock-`r ing 'the slotted ends of the blocks together on with a sectional wind 1o shield having side frame members, of means 'In testimony whereof I have hereunto a u subscribed Witnesses. A

Witnesses: L. A. MYEns,

J. M- BLAISE.

sifrned my naine in the presence of the two i ARTHUR L. BANKER. j 

